Tuesday, 20 March 2012

WOYWW 21st March 2012

it's Wednesday again already????

aren't they brilliant? Chris found them in Michaels when we were shopping and popped them into the trolley for me. They look great in the windowsill of my scraproom - I took them down for the pics because the light behind in the window did weird things to my camera.

This is what my desk looks like at the moment... I am making 7" x 5" circle journal pages for a swap group I am in and I didn't have any envelopes that were that size... so as I happen to have quite a bit of spare 12 x 12 paper sitting in the corner (ahum... quite a bit... read tonnes) I decided to make use of some of it to make the required size envelopes for the pages to be posted off in.

I think they look pretty good and cost me nothing... and who doesn't like to get pretty mail sometimes? I have even bought lovely big international stamps from the post office for them... (and why am I telling you this? because here in Canada if you want to use a postage stamp you pay 5% extra)!!! Yep... how insane is that? They always print out the postage at the till and stick this piece of paper on everything... but I really did want some of those pretty stamps and I am sure the swap ladies will enjoy them...

and at the back of my desk is the lovely WOYWW badge that arrived in the post today!! Thank you so much Julia, I will wear it around town and see if anyone recognises it but at the moment it is sitting on my noticeboard in rather good company with my G45 badge!!

If you are wondering why I am showing your desk... well, I guess someone out there may not have heard of the wonders of WOYWW so just follow this link to the desk of chief inspectors of desks the world over and check out this noseyness fest of craft desks that covers the entire world.

46 comments:

You are linked. Sorry my ISP is so slow. You are #11. I really, really like those envelopes. I had NO idea it cost more to buy stamps in Canada. Here it's the same regardless. Thanks for the heads up on that.

Love those envelopes great idea! thats just crazy that it costs more to post via post office, love those signs your DH got you!! O how I wish we had a michaels in the UK, Have a great week, Hugs May x x No9

Eugh... don't mention postage costs... it's enough to make me pull my hair out *lol*Those envelopes are wonderful - you're so right... it'd be lovely for the person who recieves one through their mailbox :)

Love those letter, Andrew never brings me anything from the craft store, but he knows I'm more than capable of bringing stuff home for myself!! Love the papers and the envelopes, how stupid to charge more at the PO, soon no on will go there and they'll close it!

The signs are hilarious! I think the time is coming that we will be paying the same here in the US for postage. My grandfather and mother both worked for the PO and seeing some of the changes is scary!

love the signs from Michael's. I was in their new wood department today but didn't see anything like them. Love all the paper I can see in the envies and stack. My daughter says I am a regular paper ho whatever that means. Oh well must be something good. Hope you have a great week and thanks for sharing! Vickie #48

Love those signs! Are you going to alter them or leave them plain?! Love your handmade envelopes but was surprised to hear you have to pay extra to use proper stamps, what will these people think of next - better not let the UK post office hear of that idea..Have a great WOYWW, Helen 21.

The signs are lovely and those envelopes are really special... the stamp think made me laugh because usually it is here in Australia that weird things like that happen...glad it was somewhere else for a change...happy woyww... Trace #50

I use to make envelopes but haven't done that in awhile but I might have to again after seeing your pretty ones you made! I agree, people like to get pretty mail! waving hi from the hills of North Carolina :)

Well, from memory I should tell you that I've sent about a dozen badges to Canada, so that narrows the field!! No really, three to Calgary for sure...anyway, enjoy..just sorry it's not HOOGE like the G45 one! I think the Canadian post office is run by fascists...you shouls see the hops we have to jump through to send stuff..return addy and label in the right place or it gets rejected...blah blah..Love the envelope idea. Strike me, you have paper to spare? *cough*

Sorry I am so late in posting but I had one or two computer bloopers to sort out yesterday.Love those big letters you got - fab! But not as fab as the envelopes you have made - what a lovely idea and how nice to receive one - bet the ladies who know they are in the swap are all excited about the postie coming.Hugs, and thanks for commenting on my blog.Neet xx #4

We had a student at work the other day who kept saying the letters: Oh Em Gee! Really? I have to actually PAY for my classes? Oh Em Gee! No one told me that! Oh Em Gee! After she left we Oh Em Gee'd ourselves for the rest of the afternoon. Oh My Gee the copier is out of paper! Anyway... great find and great that hubby enabled you to get them. How fun. I love the homemade envelopes, such lovely colors you've used there. I have a ton (tonne) (extremely large amount) of paper too. I don't scrapbook (cards only) so I use the large patterned or weird patterned paper for envelopes from time to time. I haven't done that in quite awhile.

I'm so late this week, blame my dentist, but determined to visit you. Love your envelopes, they are so pretty ... but did they really cost nothing? Love the OMG & LOL finds - isn't your husband lovely to get them for you :) Wishing you a wonderful weekend. Elizabeth x #73

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I began scrapping when we were living in South Africa and have developed a bit of an addiction to mini books of all kinds. I then moved to Saudi Arabia and onto Calgary, Canada and finally to Brisbane in Australia. I spend my time playing with stash! I was on the Zutter's Design Team 2008 - 2009 and love playing with my BIA. Latest update is that I have finished my travels and am back home in Scotland getting the house organised after many years of being all over the world.